Karl Malone vs. Pops Mensah-Bonsu Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pops Mensah-Bonsu and Karl Malone that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Karl Malone

vs.

Pops Mensah-Bonsu

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Pops Mensah-Bonsu: 2006-07 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 181

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 180

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 11

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Pops Mensah-Bonsu .410

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Pops Mensah-Bonsu .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Pops Mensah-Bonsu .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.0 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.1 (2009)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.3 (2011)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.5 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -